diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 91af60a..4ac3c89bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -245,21 +245,22 @@
 static bool kprobe_blacklist__listed(unsigned long address);
 static bool kprobe_warn_out_range(const char *symbol, unsigned long address)
 {
-	u64 etext_addr = 0;
-	int ret;
+	struct map *map;
+	bool ret = false;
 
-	/* Get the address of _etext for checking non-probable text symbol */
-	ret = kernel_get_symbol_address_by_name("_etext", &etext_addr,
-						false, false);
-
-	if (ret == 0 && etext_addr < address)
-		pr_warning("%s is out of .text, skip it.\n", symbol);
-	else if (kprobe_blacklist__listed(address))
+	map = kernel_get_module_map(NULL);
+	if (map) {
+		ret = address <= map->start || map->end < address;
+		if (ret)
+			pr_warning("%s is out of .text, skip it.\n", symbol);
+		map__put(map);
+	}
+	if (!ret && kprobe_blacklist__listed(address)) {
 		pr_warning("%s is blacklisted function, skip it.\n", symbol);
-	else
-		return false;
+		ret = true;
+	}
 
-	return true;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*